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Tag Archives: books
The Key Book Publishing Paths: 2021–2022
Since 2013, I have been regularly updating this informational chart about the key book publishing paths. It is available as a PDF download—ideal for … The Key Book Publishing Paths: 2021–2022 Jane Friedman writes, speaks, and teaches online courses about all aspects … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Writing, blogging
Tagged books, fiction, nonfiction, publishing, writing
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If you love ruins and abandoned places
Then you might want to read this review of a new book that sounds so “me” it jumped straight to the top of my to-read list. I love Phaidon, publisher of fabulous picture books for grownups. Like DK, my other fave … Continue reading
Little Free Library (#7) – Milwaukee Fire Department, Engine House 32
Found in the neighborhood just northeast of 35th and Vliet in Milwaukee. Saving lives in more ways than one 🙂
Little Free Library #6 – London Calling
This mini-library replica of a British red telephone box . . . . . . is at its best during the night, when it is lit up by a focused spotlight. Its red glow can be seen from a few … Continue reading
Posted in Books and reading, Little Free Library, Milwaukee
Tagged books, Little Free Library, Milwaukee, Mini-library, reading, red telephone box
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Little Free Library (#3) – “Miss Kris”
Saw this mini-library box on my way to work and had to get a picture. Don’t you love the shushing librarian, “Miss Kris,” at her desk safeguarding the “stacks”? Very imaginative!
Posted in architecture, Books and reading, Little Free Library, Milwaukee
Tagged book box, book sharing, books, librarian, Little Free Library, Milwaukee, Mini-library, reading
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Little Free Library (#2)
A couple years ago—hard to believe I’ve been blogging that long!—I wrote a post on the Little Free Library phenomenon. (Here’s the link to that post if you’d like to read it: https://katherinewikoff.com/2012/06/29/little-free-library/) I’ve been meaning to follow up that post … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Books and reading, Life, Little Free Library, Milwaukee
Tagged books, Free Library, library boxes, Little Free Library, Milwaukee, reading
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To survive, bookstores should be more like funeral homes (were)
Interesting post over at The Shatzkin Files, “The future of bookstores is the key to understanding the future of publishing.” What will it take for bookstores to survive in an era of e-readers and online book purchasing? One possibility mentioned … Continue reading
Keeping up with Tess Gerritsen’s “Great Indiana Public Libraries Tour”
One of my favorite authors is medical-thriller novelist Tess Gerritsen, whose continuing series’ characters Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles have inspired the hit TNT network television show “Rizzoli & Isles.” Since 2005 Gerritsen has also written a blog that focuses … Continue reading
Addendum to my “Hunger Games” post
I stand corrected. Having merely seen the film and not read the Suzanne Collins novels, I completely based my assumptions about District 11 on what I saw in the movie. Now I’ve done a bit more digging and discovered that … Continue reading
Posted in Books and reading, Movies and film
Tagged "The Hunger Games", books, district 11, literature, suzanne collins
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E-books versus print – a false dichotomy?
I’ve seen some really interesting articles in the last few days appearing to indicate that, regardless of the zeitgeist’s general consensus, print is NOT dead. Here are links to three articles – two from Publishers Weekly and one from The Telegraph – that … Continue reading
Posted in Books and reading
Tagged Amazon, books, bookstores, bricks-and-mortar, e-books, e-readers, print, publishing industry, reading
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